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Facts and Figures 2005-2006

Child Support Scheme - Key Facts and Figures

Introduction

1.0 A Brief Overview and History of the Australian Child Support Scheme

• 1.1 The Aims of the Child Support Scheme
• 1.2 A Brief History of the Child Support Scheme
• 1.3 Child Support Scheme Reforms 2006-08
• 1.4 The Child Support Formula
• 1.5 Administrative Arrangements between the Child Support Agency as part of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Family and Community Services and the Attorney-General's Department
  • 1.5.1 The Child Support Agency in the Department of Human Services
  • 1.5.2 The Role of the Department of Family and Community Services
  • 1.5.3 The Role of Centrelink
  • 1.5.4 The Role of the Attorney-General's Department
• 1.6 How the Child Support Scheme works

2.0 Reasonable Action to Obtain Child Support

• 2.1 Child Support Customers
• 2.2 Maintenance Action Being Taken by Family Tax Benefit Customers

3.0 Caseload

• 3.1 Active Caseload
• 3.2 Caseload by Stage and Collection Method
• 3.3 International Cases
• 3.4 Assessment Type
• 3.5 Change of Assessment
• 3.6 Type of Care Arrangement

4.0 Customer Overview by Collection Method and Stage

• 4.1 Number of Customers
• 4.2 Number of Children
  • 4.2.1 Children Covered by Child Support Assessments (Stage 2)
  • 4.2.2 Payer's Subsequent Families
• 4.3 Number and Gender of Payers and Payees
• 4.4 Age of Cases
• 4.5 Income of Payers and Payees
• 4.6 Income Sources of CSA Payers who Lodge Tax Returns

5.0 Scheme Outcomes

• 5.1 Liabilities
  • 5.1.1 Liabilities by CSA and Private Collect
  • 5.1.2 Average Child Support Liabilities
• 5.2 Payments
  • 5.2.1 Total Credits and Liabilities
  • 5.2.2 Child Support Transferred
  • 5.2.3 Collections - CSA Collect Cases
  • 5.2.4 Compliance
  • 5.2.5 Liabilities and Debt - CSA Collect Cases
  • 5.2.6 Debt - CSA Collect Cases

6.0 Legal Services Overview

• 6.1 Background
• 6.2 Statistics and Advice Work Types

7.0 Savings and Costs

• 7.1 Savings
• 7.2 Scheme Costs
• 7.3 Comparisons with Overseas Agencies
• 7.4 CSA Staff
• 7.5 CSA Telephone Performance
• 7.6 Increased Support for Parents

Appendices

• Appendix 1: Contact Details
• Appendix 2: Amounts Used in Child Support Assessments

Comments on this Paper

Comments on this paper are welcomed and should be addressed to:

Director
Business Analysis and Research
Child Support Agency
Department of Human Services
40 Cameron Avenue
Belconnen ACT 2617

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